Total Crime Rate

497.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 497.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 160.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 124.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Public order 41.4 10/10
  • Robbery 41.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 38.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hackney Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Weavers , and the 58th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hackney Road (E2 7SJ) in the last 12 months was 497.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.2% higher than the Weavers average (152.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 160.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hackney Road (E2 7SJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hackney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Dawson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allgood Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ropley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackney Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Baxendale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnet Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allgood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allgood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tillet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tillet Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nicholl Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goldsmith'S Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whiston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warner Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipton Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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